Candle holder



Oct. 18, 1955 R J BIBEAU 2,720,770

CANDLE HOLDER Filed March 2, 1953 INVENTOR.

lQl/SSH! I 5/5010 /5 BY United States Patent Ofiice 2,720,770 Patented Oct. 18, 1955 CANDLE HOLDER Russell J. Bibeau, White Bear, Minn.

Application March 2, 1953, Serial No. 339,699

6 Claims. (Cl. 67-23) This invention relates to candle holders. More particularly, it relates to candle holders having inherent improved means for holding the candle in an erect upright position.

The lady of every household is well aware of a problem which has existed for hundreds of years in keeping candles in a truly erect upright position while within the candle holder. Most candle holders permit the candle to tilt off the vertical after they have stood for a period of time within the receptacle of the candle holder. Housewives, as a result, have to repeatedly adjust the candles in order to prevent them from presenting an unsightly appearance. My invention is directed toward eliminating this problem in a simple and effective manner without detracting from the aesthetic appeal of the appearance of the candle holder.

It is a general object of my invention to provide a novel and improved candle holder of cheap and simple construction and increased efl'iciency.

A more specific object is to provide a cheap and simply constructed candle holder which will function in an improved manner and yet have a unique and pleasing appearance.

A still more specific object is to provide a candle holder which can be manufactured cheaply and simply on a volume basis and which will have novel and inherent means for insuring that the candles will at all time remain in an erect upright position.

Another object is to provide a candle holder having positive means for maintaining the candle received therein in truly vertical arrangement at all times.

Another object is to provide a candle holder having readily adjustable means associated with the legs of the candle holder for positively engaging the candle to hold it in an erect position at all times.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to same or similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of one embodiment of my invention with the legs arranged in candle holding position; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along line 22 of Fig. 1.

One embodiment of my invention, as shown in Figs. l2, may include a base member indicated generally as 5 and shown in the form of a wooden disc having a recess indicated generally as 6 formed therein of size and shape to constitute a receptacle for a candle. This receptacle includes a bore having vertical side walls 7, a counter-bore 8 of smaller diameter and sloping intermediate connecting portions 9 disposed between the vertical walls 7 of the counter-bore 8. The vertical axis of the recess 6 has been indicated by the broken line 6a.

Formed through the base member 5 is a plurality of vertically extending apertures 10. These apertures 10 are spaced equidistantly of the axis 6a of the recess 6 as best shown in Fig. 1, and are spaced equidistantly about the circumference of a circle drawn about the axis 6a of the receptacle 6. It can be readily seen by referring to Fig. 1 that when three such apertures 10 are utilized they are not only equidistant from the axis 6a but are also equidistant from each other.

Mounted within each of the apertures 10 is one of a plurality of legs indicated generally as 11. One of these legs 11 extends upwardly through an aperture 10 of the base member 5 and each has a lower end or foot portion 12, an intermediate portion 13 and a horizontally extending upper end or candle engaging portion 14. The intermediate portions 13 of the legs extend vertically and each leg pivots about the axis of this intermediate portion while the foot portion 12 of each leg is angled relative to its intermediate portion. This can best be seen in Fig. 2. The upper end or candle engaging portion 14, which extends horizontally and normally to the vertically extending intermediate portion 13, extends in a difierent vertical plane from that in which the foot portion 12 extends. This can best be seen in Fig. 1. These horizontal candle engaging portions 14 extend in a vertical plane which is angled relative to the vertical plane of the foot portion at approximately a 45 degree angle as shown. These horizontal portions 14 all extend away from the foot portion 13 of its respective leg and at an angle thereto such that when the foot portion 13 extends radially outwardly relative to the axis 6a of the receptacle 6, as shown in Fig. l, the horizontal candle engaging portions 14 extend from their supporting intermediate portions 13 tangentially to the recess 6. This is best shown in Fig. 1. It will be noted that each of the candle engaging portions 14 extends from its supporting intermediate portion 13 in the same direction around the receptacle 6. This can best be seen in Fig. 1.

By making the bore of the apertures 10 of such diameter that the intermediate portions 13 of the legs 11 will fit snugly within their respective apertures, the base member 5 tends to hold the respective legs in frictionally engaging relationship to preclude against easy relative turning. Each of the foot portions is provided with a rubber tip 15. A candle indicated as 16 and shown in broken lines in Fig. 2, is illustrated for the sake of reference.

When it is desired to insert a candle into my candle holder, it is merely necessary to turn the legs 11 about the vertical axis of their intermediate portion 13 so that the horizontal candle engaging portions 14 are swung away from the vertical axis 6a of the receptacle 6. After the candle 16 is inserted into the receptacle 6, the foot portions 12 of the legs 11 are swung outwardly from the axis 6a to a position where they will extend radially relative to the receptacle as shown in the position illustrated in Fig. 1. When this is done, the horizontal candle engaging portions 14 will have been swung toward the vertical axis 6:: of the receptacle 6 and will engage the side portions of the candle 16 as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the candle engaging portions 14 provide positive support for the candle at a level well above the lower end of the candle which is received within the receptacle 6. Thus it can be readily seen that the candle will be held at two levels along its length. This obviously provides an improved means for supporting the candle to insure that the candle will at all times remain erect.

It should be noted that the weight of the candle 16 and the base member 5 constantly urges the foot portions 13 outwardly relative to the receptacle 6 toward true radial position and hence constantly urges the horizontal candle engaging portions 14 against the candle 16 to maintain it in erect and truly vertical position.

Thus it can be seen that I have provided an extremely simple but eflicient candle holder which can be manufactured at a minimum of cost and still have a very pleasupper portion of each of said legs extending ina vertical ing appearance. aesthetic senses, it is more highly functional than candle holders heretofore known and eliminates a problem which has long been existing and has long dismayed housewives. It should be noted that my candle holder can be manufactured very easily, very quickly and very cheaply.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various parts without departing from the scope of my invention.' I r What I claim is: a r

,1. A candle holder, comprising a base member having an upper surface with a vertically extending recess formed therein adapted to engagingly receive the lower end of a candle therein and having a plurality of substantially vertically extending apertures formed therethrough spaced outwardly substantially equidistantly from said recess, each of said apertures being spacedsubstantially equidis- V tantly from its adjacent aperture, and a leg member for each'of said apertures, eachof said leg members having a foot portion extending in a vertical plane, having an intermediate portion and having a candle engaging porsubstantially vertically through one of said apertures and being pivotable about its longitudinal axis therewithin, the candle engaging portion of each of said legs extending in'a vertical plane different from the vertical plane of the foot portion of said leg and at such an angle thereto so that said candle engaging portion will engage a candle received in said recess when the foot portion of that leg 5 extends outwardly away from said recess.

7 2; A candle holder comprising a base member having a receptacle associated therewith adapted to engagingly receive the lower end of a candle therein, said base member having a plurality of substantially vertically extending one of said apertures and being pivotable therewithin about the longitudinal axis of said intermediate portion to swing said foot portion into outwardly radially extending position relative to the receptacle, the candle engaging portion of each of said legs extending in a vertical plane angled relative to the vertical plane of the foot portion of said leg at such an angle that said candle engaging portion 'will be'in candle engaging position when said foot portion of that leg extends radially outwardly away from said recess. 7 V

3. A candle-holder comprising a base member having an upper surface with a vertically extending recess formed centrally therein adapted to engagingly receive the lower end of a candle therein and having a plurality of vertically extending apertures formed therethrough spaced outwardly substantially equidistantly from said recess,

a each of said apertures being spaced substantially equidistantly from its adjacent aperture, and a leg member for; each of said apertures, each of said leg members having an intermediate portion, a foot portion extending downwardly in a single vertical plane below said base member and at an angle'to said intermediate portion, and an upper candle engaging portion extending above said base member-,the intermediate portion of each of said legs-extending upwardly through one of said apertures and being pivotable about its longitudinal axis therewithin to permit. its foot portion to be swung to an outwardly and radially extending position relative to said recess, the

plane angled relative to the vertical plane of the foot In addition to having appeal to the tion, the intermediate portion of each of said legs extending portion of said leg at such an angle that when said foot portion of a particular leg extends radially outwardly from said recess the upper. portion of said particular leg' will extend substantially tangentially to said recess and 1 thereby be in candle engaging position.

4. A candle holder comprising a base member having an upper surface with a vertically extending recess formed therein adapted to engagingly receive the lower end of a candle therein and having a plurality of substantially formed therethrough vertically extending apertures spaced outwardly substantially equidistantly from said recess, each of said apertures being spaced substantially.

equidistantly from its adjacent aperture, and a leg mem ber for each of said apertures, each of said leg members having a foot portion extending in a vertical plane below said base member and having an intermediate portion extending substantially vertically through one of said apertures and being pivotable about an upright axis therewithin to permit its foot portion to be swung to anoutwardly and radially extending position relative to said recess, and having a candle engaging portion extending substantially horizontally above said base member and in vertically spaced relation thereto, the candle engaging portion of each of said legs extending .in a vertical plane angled relative to the vertical plane of the footportion' of said leg and at such an angle that said candle engaging portion will extend substantially tangentiallyto'said recess and will. engage the side of-a candle received in said recess when the foot portion of that leg extends radially outwardly from said recess. 5. A candle holder comprising a base member having an upper surface with a vertically extending recess formed therein adapted to engagingly receive'the lower end of a candle therein and having a plurality of substantially vertically extending apertures formed therethrough spaced substantially equidistantly from said recess, each of said apertures being spaced'substantially equidistantly from its adjacent aperture, and a leg .member for each of said apertures, each of said leg members having. .a foot portion extending in a vertical plane below said base member and having an intermediate portion angledrelative to its foot portion'and extending substantially vertically through one of said apertures and being pivotable about its longitudinal axis therewithin relative thereto to permit said foot portion to be swung to a radially and outwardly extending positionrelative to said recess, each of said leg members having a candle engaging portion extending in a vertical plane above said base member angled relative to the vertical plane of the foot portion of said leg, the angle between the vertical plane of said candle engaging portion and the foot portion of" each of said legs being such'that when the leg is pivoted within its aperture so that its foot portion extends radially outwardly from said recess, the candle engaging portion of said leg will extend tangentially to said recess in position to engage the side of a candle received therein,

the candle engaging portions of each of said legs extending from its intermediate portion in the same direction around said recess when the footportions of each of apertures being spaced equidistantly from each other, and a leg member pivotally mounted in each ofsaid apertures and extending therethrough, each of said leg members having an intermediate portion extending vertically 7 through its aperture of said base member and being pivotable relative thereto about its longitudinal axis and having a foot portion extending downwardly in a single vertical plane from said intermediate portion and having a candle engaging portion carried by said intermediate 5 6 portion extending outwardly from said intermediate portion in the same direction around said recess when their tion above said disc and in a vertical plane angled relarespective foot portlons extend radially outwardly from tive to the vertical plane of the foot portion of said leg, sa1d recess.

the angle between the candle engaging portion and the foot portion of each of said legs being such that when 5 References Cited mthe file of this Patent the foot portion of said leg extends outwardly radially UNITED STATES PATENTS relative to s d recess the candle engaging portion Of 42 49 Sherman Jam 30 1900 Said leg will extend substantially tangentially to said 694,867 Krick Mar. 4, 1902 recess in position to engage the side of a candle received in said recess, each of the candle engaging portions of 10 FOREIGN PATENTS said legs extending from its respective intermediate por- 43,182 Germany May 1888 

